The Meers wont Stop.
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That appears to be a high quality Meer. Hope you enjoy it.
Ordered this one this evening Hope to have it by Thursday.
It's crazy to me how a meer carving of a man, smoking a pipe, inside a lions head, at the zoo, can cost less than your average billiard!Oh, really show that off!
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Good price on something that detailed.
Yeah I never understood that one either. Even if the grade of the block used in the billiard is higher, surely the labor expended on the intricately carved pipe outweighs the grade price difference.
I Suppose we shouldn't speak this too loudly, or they will raise the prices again!
My Kenan skull and that big mountain lion were both under $290.
I know rightI Suppose we shouldn't speak this too loudly, or they will raise the prices again!
I want to get another AGovem straight pipe before he raises his prices by 30% like everyone else. Altinay charges more than I'm willing to spend on a pipe at this point. I know TB.com and cup o joes sells em but those rusticated finishes really don't do it for me. I prefer smooth since I usually codger scoop swr into my pipe and the tobacco gets stuck in the crevices of my lattice pipe. I haven't tried a Tekin yet but they seem to be a bit cheaper than Altinay pipes so I may get one at some point this year if I have the expendable income, which I don't as of right now.
These Turkish carvers likely make way less than an Artisan briar carver. The Meer is easier to work with than briar. I'll bet the scrap rate due to flaws is way less. The equipment required is way less of an investment.
@Chasing Embers
Did you see this one? Kind of unusual...made me wonder if it's something like the type of colored meers you've mentioned you'd like to find. Probably it was just artificially colored that way.
www.meerschaummarket.com
Did you see this one? Kind of unusual...made me wonder if it's something like the type of colored meers you've mentioned you'd like to find. Probably it was just artificially colored that way.
srv Premium - Blue Whale - Block Meerschaum Pipe with fitted case 14900
srv Premium Blue Whale Block Meerschaum Pipe with case is carved by our master pipe carvers. One of a kind and wonderful pipes are at MeerschaumMarket
www.meerschaummarket.com
Yes, plus there are some carvings like the lion above that are a bit better than average, but the great majority of them are mediocre and probably don't take much time to produce. The highly skilled and original works of art such as Yanik and a few others create are the exception.
That's a really good point. Never thought of it that way.
Yep, saw that one pop up the other day. They've got a blue and purple one too if it hasn't sold.@Chasing Embers
Did you see this one? Kind of unusual...made me wonder if it's something like the type of colored meers you've mentioned you'd like to find. Probably it was just artificially colored that way.
srv Premium - Blue Whale - Block Meerschaum Pipe with fitted case 14900
srv Premium Blue Whale Block Meerschaum Pipe with case is carved by our master pipe carvers. One of a kind and wonderful pipes are at MeerschaumMarket
Yeah some of those are awesome! I just can't get past the pre colored ones. Don't color as obviously from smoking. I'm big on patina.
wondering about any opinion from y'all here: I've been calling it a bent dublin, but size of chamber (19x41mm) is like many briars i have seen listed as calabashes. What shape best describes this to you?
Paneled bent bulldog.
Well, I've never been all that focused on the coloring, but I do have white ones that are classic shapes and I let those be the coloring projects. When it comes to these elaborate carvings it's just not something that factors in for me...the sculpture itself is what it's all about.